Dried Blood Meal from China
Dried blood meal is animal blood collected from slaughterhouses, dried and powdered for its high nitrogen content. Chiefly incorporated into ruminant feeds and pet foods as a protein supplement. Under HTS 0511.99.30 due to its origin as a byproduct unfit for human food.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide lab tests showing no pathogens, adhering to ruminant feed bans on certain blood sources
• Include supplier affidavits confirming slaughterhouse origin and drying process standards
• Watch for reclassification if purity exceeds feed specs, potentially as fertilizer under other codes